Floodwaters still have not completely receded from some parts of Westport and Marlborough after wild weather at the weekend, hundreds of people are also displaced after water rushed through their homes, and farmers are counting the costs.
Photo: RNZ and Supplied.
Storms, heavy rain and flooding was felt the worst in Buller and Marlborough with extensive damage to property, and evacuations in Westport, where many homes have been inundated.
But surrounding regions also had storm damage, flooding and widespread road closures.
A flooded home in Westport. Photo: RNZ / Anan Zaki
Work is underway to repair damaged roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
The Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter rescues a man after his car was submerged and his caravan partially submerged by the rising Motueka River. Photo: SUPPLIED
Waka Kotahi said damage to roads are worst in the Tasman and Marlborough and the agency has urged motorists to take care on the roads.
Boil water notices are still in place in many areas.
Buller High School and surrounds in the floodwaters. Photo: Supplied/NZ Defence Force
A soldier from Burnham helps a boy into an army truck amid Westport evacuations on Saturday. Photo: NZ Defence Force
Flooded homes in Marlborough. Photo: SUPPLIED/ Marlborough District Council
The floodwaters reached almost to the roof of some buildings in Marlborough. Photo: Facebook / Marlborough District Council
Aerial monitoring footage from Marlborough. Photo: Facebook / Marlborough District Council
Marlborough Helicopters flew over floodwaters on Sunday to survey the damage for Marlborough District Council. Photo: Supplied/Marlborough District Council
Aerial footage shows the extent of flooding in Marlborough. Photo: Marlborugh District Council
Sheep trying to keep dry on a hillock surrounded by floodwaters in Marlborough. Photo: Supplied/Marlborough District Council
A damaged car in floodwaters in Westport. Photo: Supplied / NZ Defence Force
Firefighters talk with people responding to the flooding in Buller. Photo: Supplied/NZ Defence Force
The army helped with evacuations in Westport on Saturday. Photo: NZ DEFENCE FORCE
A Westport resident talking with a soldier. Photo: Defence Force
A flooded home in Westport. Photo: RNZ / Anan Zaki
Surface flooding in the Rai Valley. Photo: Supplied / Adam Sinclair
A road, turned into a stream, near Queen Charlotte Drive, Marlborough. Photo: Supplied/Waka Kotahi
A car drives through water outside parliament, in Wellington. Photo: RNZ/ Caitlin Cherry